just in case you need more proof that we have a huge struggle ahead of us

If you've been keeping up with the comments on our recent post regarding racism, you probably have developed a picture of where ap and I come from. Responding in the comment section has really fired me up lately (yea, because I'm not already in a somewhat perpetual state of anger at society, but whatever) and there have been a slew of articles, studies, and posts on other sites regarding what it is like to be a woman in this world. Read on.

• Wait, you mean after someone is subjected to catcalling, objectification, or sexual harassment, they don't just get over it? Huh...weird.
• Um, ew.
• The amount of control some people want to have over my body is seriously disturbing...
  
• ...because it can lead to this. Tissue anyone?

Ah, now if I just had a really empowering song by an awesome woman to get me through this....or even just my favorite song by her.